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RedHab replied to dtc on Going Europe (Germany, France and Italy) in May, Is Revolut or Wise Better
Yeah, it gets complex. Often with cards you need to balance higher fixed fees or better exchange rates.
23/04/2025 - 19:03
RedHab replied to doperst on AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU US$167.37 (A$266.11) Delivered @ Computer Hardware Global Store AliExpress
Even the used server Xeons that I've bought from AliExpress have been fine - well packaged too. Ali has better customer service than Ebay…
20/04/2025 - 11:11
RedHab replied to John on OnePass 1 Year Membership for $20 @ OnePass (New Memberships & Existing (Expired) Renewals)
Bunnings free delivery only for items less than 2kgs.
17/04/2025 - 10:21
RedHab replied to Arrox on Sofirn HS10 USB-C Rechargeable LED Headlamp with Battery US$15.19 (~A$24) Delivered @ Sofirn Overseas Store via AliExpress
The battery is easily swap-able so you can carry a spare.
15/04/2025 - 08:59
RedHab replied to shaneiwey on Sofirn HS10 USB-C Rechargeable LED Headlamp with Battery US$15.19 (~A$24) Delivered @ Sofirn Overseas Store via AliExpress
Yes, they are pretty good. Worth reading the manual for all the weird modes it has. Only downside is that you need a particularly long USB…
15/04/2025 - 08:55
RedHab commented on Could Similar Tariffs to Trump's Plan Fix an Australian Unemployment Problem?
Much of the world's economy is now services (software, call centres, accounting etc), not goods. These tariffs only apply to physical…
10/04/2025 - 15:14
RedHab replied to HerpinDerp on [NSW] up to $340/Week Toll Relief Rebate for Each Tag & Licence Plate (Min $60/Wk Private Spend Per Tag) @ Service NSW
Checkout the retired pollies who work there. The NSW bureaucrats who negotiated the deal with TransUrban now work there too.
09/04/2025 - 14:43
RedHab replied to ReaperX22 on [Refurb] Dell Latitude 5420 14" Laptop: i5 1135G7 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Win11 $299 Delivered @ Australian Computer Traders
Linux should work just fine. These Hackintosh pretty well, too.
08/04/2025 - 11:19
RedHab replied to afayd on GMKtec Nucbox G9 4 Bay M.2 NVMe SSD NAS (Intel N150, 12GB/64GB, 2x 2.5G) US$171.40 (~A$275.16) Del @ Honor Box Store AliExpress
I don't know about this particular system - no idea what its boot options are. It also depends on the NAS OS. UnRAID is pretty flexible.…
03/04/2025 - 13:03
RedHab replied to Scottabargin on GMKtec Nucbox G9 4 Bay M.2 NVMe SSD NAS (Intel N150, 12GB/64GB, 2x 2.5G) US$171.40 (~A$275.16) Del @ Honor Box Store AliExpress
Yes, this will likely be the first point of failure. Put the OS on one of the NVMe drives rather.
03/04/2025 - 10:48
RedHab replied to Nom on GMKtec Nucbox G9 4 Bay M.2 NVMe SSD NAS (Intel N150, 12GB/64GB, 2x 2.5G) US$171.40 (~A$275.16) Del @ Honor Box Store AliExpress
Yes, I agree. The speed of the storage (4x 2 GB/s for PCIe 3 x2) and that of the network interfaces (2 x 0.25GB/s) is rather mismatched.…
03/04/2025 - 10:46
RedHab commented on What Are Quieter, 16-24TB 3.5" SATA Drives
Look at the dBA part of the specification. This tells you how much sound they make.
03/04/2025 - 09:16
RedHab commented on What Is The Most Outrageous Thing You've Brought Home from Work?
A Data General Nova 1200 (computer from 1969) bought at auction for a dollar. It was the fast model, the 1200 referred to the 1200ns…
02/04/2025 - 18:13
RedHab replied to forconstruction on Gamesir T4 Nova Lite - Gaming Controller (Stella White) US$13.37 (~A$21.41) Delivered @ Gamesir Store via AliExpress
No, but if you own a deep ocean submersible these are rated to Titanic depths.
01/04/2025 - 16:40
RedHab replied to vongz on Noctua NF-A20 PWM PC Fan A$39.59 + A$9 Delivery @ Noctua Cooling Solutions via Newegg
Noctua fans are made by Yen Sun Technology aka Y.S. Tech.
01/04/2025 - 11:38
RedHab replied to GrumpyGandalf on Noctua NF-A20 PWM PC Fan A$39.59 + A$9 Delivery @ Noctua Cooling Solutions via Newegg
They are still very good, but pricey and the competition has caught up. Not made in Austria anymore, but made in China. You can find the…
01/04/2025 - 07:04
RedHab replied to reactor-au on [Refurb] Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 3 16" Laptop: Intel Ultra 7 155U CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $1596.47 Delivered @ Lenovo Outlet
This worries me as you can see they've cut corners here, where else have they cut corners that you can't see on a "premium" notebook.
31/03/2025 - 04:12
RedHab replied to oatslovemilk on SWISS+TECH 200 Lumen Waterproof Flashlight $6.98 (Was $19.99) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass) @ Bunnings
Generally, yes. For an emergency light though replaceable batteries are useful. That said, anyone buying these, take out the Duracells.…
30/03/2025 - 05:12
RedHab replied to krisspy on Alienware 27" Dual-Resolution IPS Gaming Monitor AW2725QF $449.46 (Was $599) Delivered @ Dell
Yeah the "dual resolution" is marketing BS. Look at the back of any monitor manual and you'll find a table of vertical frequency in Hz vs…
28/03/2025 - 16:20
RedHab replied to Larsson on [Used] WD Ultrastar HC550 16TB 3.5″ Enterprise SATA HDD WUH721816ALE6L4 $268 Delivered @ East Digital
Yes, they are now selling WD used and not Seagate. Perhaps because the wiped Seagate SMART data has a bypass to see the real drive stats,…
28/03/2025 - 13:06
RedHab replied to Hybroid on Microsoft Office 2024 - Third Party Seller Dodgy?
Microsoft charges way less in poorer countries like Bangladesh. The same way people get cheap Netflix in Argentina or Turkey. They charge…
26/03/2025 - 08:36
RedHab replied to iChopstick on Google Pixel 8A 128GB (Bay) $619.99 Delivered @ Skyradar via Amazon AU ($588.99 Price Beat @ Officeworks)
The good thing about Google phones is that the bootloader is not locked - you can easily reflash the Australian ROM if you want.
24/03/2025 - 07:01
RedHab replied to Grannular on Xiaomi Mi Router BE7000 US$107.98 (~A$177.40) Delivered @ TRUE Mi Store via AliExpress
Upvote to the OP for a great description.
23/03/2025 - 10:41
RedHab replied to Brotality on Epomaker Shadow-s Mechanical Keyboard $55.99 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ EPOMAKER via Amazon AU
Yeah, they are full of meaningless names now. You knew what the old Red, Brown and Blue were. There was one on OzBargain a few days ago…
19/03/2025 - 10:34
RedHab replied to KenDiaMoi on ASUS RT-AX86U Pro AX5700 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Router $298 ($289 with Targeted Prime Offer) @ Amazon AU
Yeah - this + Merlin for many many other uses too.
18/03/2025 - 04:19
RedHab replied to 0 0 0 on Duracell Coppertop Alkaline AA 50P $27.30 ($24.57 S&S), AAA 40P $20.30 ($18.27 S&S) + Del ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU
Yes, they were good 15 years ago. Expensive leakers now.
12/03/2025 - 11:06
RedHab replied to tenpercent on Chemist Warehouse Price Shrinkflation on Panamax
Yeah, the ban makes little sense, but the TGA is not run by competent people anymore. Paracetamol probably wouldn't be approved by modern…
10/03/2025 - 19:01
RedHab replied to alteyez on Hush Puppies Men's Wisconsin Chelsea Boot $79 Delivered @ Amazon AU
Yeah, they used to be good a long time ago. I have these boots, but the quality is cheap, every possible corner has been cut in making them…
08/03/2025 - 14:45
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